Benefits and values of provisioning and habitat services of different land use types in the AlVelAl* drylands, Southeast Spain *AlVelAl: Altiplano de Granada, Los Vélez, Alto Almanzora, Comarca del Noroeste and Guadix Valentina Bedoya Serrati MSc Thesis in Environmental Sciences May 2018 Photo credits: AlVelAl Association Supervised by: Dr. Rudolf de Groot (ESA) Course code: ESA-80436 Environmental System Analysis Benefits and values of provisioning and habitat services of different land use types in the AlVelAl drylands, Southeast Spain. Valentina Bedoya Serrati MSc. Thesis in Environmental Science May 2018 Supervisor: Dr. Rudolf S. de Groot Environmental Systems Analysis Group Wageningen University Email:
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